Tutukaka | |
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 Tutukaka marina | |
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| Coordinates: 35°36′38″S 174°31′28″E / 35.61056°S 174.52444°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Whangarei District |
| Ward | Hikurangi-Coastal Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Whangarei District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 840 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Tutukaka (Māori: Tūtūkākā)[3] is a locality on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, in an area commonly referred to as the Tutukaka Coast which includes Ngunguru and Matapouri.[4] The city of Whangārei is to the southwest. The residential areas of Tutukaka fringe the hills surrounding Tutukaka Harbour, which has a history as a local fishing port and hosts Tutukaka's marina. The Māori name comes from the term tūtū kākā, which means a parrot (kākā) snaring tree (tūtū).[5][6]
As the closest marina to the Poor Knights Islands, Tutukaka is the base for boat tours for diving and snorkelling in the waters around these islands, a protected marine reserve. At the peak of the busy summer months, Tutukaka's population swells from around 600 permanent residents to over 2,400.[7] A walking track leads from Tutukaka to a small lighthouse at Tutukaka Head (South Gable).
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Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Ngā Kōrero Whakahoki Mahara: Ngātiwai Stories We Remember" (PDF). Ngātiwai Education. 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Tutukaka Coast". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Best, Elsdon (1977) [1942]. "The kaka or brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis)". Forest Lore of the Maori. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Kaka at Tawapou: The importance of planting natives for the birds". Tawapou Coastal Natives. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Coastal Peak Population Survey" (PDF). Whangarei District Council. September 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.